Benin vs Switzerland: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Benin
3.89 kg per person
in 2023
Switzerland
4.49 kg per person
in 2023
Benin rank
88th
Switzerland rank
85th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Benin
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 4.49 kg per person against 3.89 kg per person in Benin, a difference of 0.6 kg per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Benin ranks 88th and Switzerland ranks 85th of 175 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1507 kg per person 4.54 kg per person 4.39 kg per person Switzerland
1970s 0.4163 kg per person 7.49 kg per person 7.07 kg per person Switzerland
1980s 0.5116 kg per person 10.57 kg per person 10.06 kg per person Switzerland
1990s 2.02 kg per person 8.83 kg per person 6.81 kg per person Switzerland
2000s 0.8024 kg per person 6.63 kg per person 5.82 kg per person Switzerland
2010s 1.53 kg per person 5.7 kg per person 4.17 kg per person Switzerland
2020s 4.34 kg per person 4.63 kg per person 0.2863 kg per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Benin or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 4.49 kg per person against 3.89 kg per person in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Benin and Switzerland?
0.6 kg per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Switzerland rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Benin ranks 88th and Switzerland ranks 85th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.